Oregon Food Bank transformed its warehouse in northeast Portland into a farmer's market, complete with food carts and the Burnside Bridge, for "Home Grown," OFB's annual gala fundraiser, on Oct. 15. More than 400 guests raised more than $500,000 to support Oregon Food Bank's mission: to eliminate hunger and its root causes. Since 1982, Oregon Food Bank has been leading the fight against hunger in Oregon and southwest Washington by collecting and distributing food through a network of four OFB branches and 16 independent regional food banks.

Providence Milwaukie Foundation's "Partners in Health" dinner, held Oct. 13 at The Waverly Country Club, raised more than $63,000 for the foundation's mammography campaign, which funds a second mammogram machine for the hospital as well as the mammogram clinic for uninsured women. The event emcee was Helen Raptis, co-host of the KATU's "AM Northwest" show and a breast cancer survivor. Myrna Schulte, Foundation board member, was event chairwoman.

View full sizeBrian RossKelly Chalmers of KGW and Jason Mendall, center, join Thompson Faller of the University of Portland.

PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION

The "Roses on Broadway Dinner & Auction" at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower on Oct. 14 drew a crowd of 200 and raised $72,000 to benefit the Portland Rose Festival Foundation. Patty Hoppe was event chairwoman. The Portland Rose Festival Foundation is a non-profit that serves the community by providing families with events and programs that promote the arts, education and volunteerism.

View full sizeJennifer SmithOregon State president Ed Ray, left, Caron Ogg, president of the ARCS Foundation Portland Chapter, and OHSU president Joe Robertson.

On Oct. 18 at the Portland Art Museum, the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation's Portland Chapter presented scholar awards to 40 doctoral students in science, engineering and medicine from OHSU and Oregon State University. The seventh annual Scholar Awards Luncheon, chaired by Urmila Ratnam, was attended by 400. Since its founding, ARCS Foundation Portland Chapter has contributed $1.4 million to help attract scholars for science research to Oregon State University and OHSU.

"Passport 4 Kids" was the theme of the Assistance League of Portland's Oct. 19 luncheon and fashion show at Montgomery Park. The event, co-chaired by Kay Gebhart and Allison Mudrick, raised $13,000 for Operation School Bell, a program that will provide new clothing for 186 children in the Beaverton and Hillsboro school districts. More than 150 League members and guests attended.

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